The team behind The Big Bear Cider Mill is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign to take the business to the next level. The business comprises a large apple-to-can facility based in Essex, aiming to produce craft cider on a large scale. Managing director, Mark...

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the Department of Health’s consultation on low-alcohol descriptors in the marketing or labelling of alcoholic drinks. It says this should provide an opportunity to change the rules to help grow the...

Recent research by Matchpint and Sky Sports revealed that 94% of sports fans prefer the atmosphere of their local for watching their favourite sports contests rather than sitting at home on their own. Now, thanks to Guerilla Cricket, on-trade drinkers can become an...

Family-owned Simpsons Malt has reported a positive set of results for 2017 following an increase in export sales and continued investment in infrastructure over the last year. Year-on-year sales volumes increased across its main sales markets of brewing and...

J D Wetherspoon saw revenue rise 3.6% to £830.4m in the 26 weeks to January 28, with profit before tax up 20.6% to £62m. Like-foor-like sales were up 6.1%. Chairman, Tim Martin, said: “The company anticipates higher costs in the second half of the financial year, in...

Wolf Brewery and North Brewing Co have taken home overall champion gold in the cask and keg categories at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards, with Tring Brewery taking the honours for best bottled or canned beer. Judged by brewers and industry experts and organised by...

Tenant Adam Holland at the Puffing Billy pub at Exton, near Exeter St Austell Brewery has been acclaimed the UK’s best tenanted pub company for the sixth time in a row by the harshest of critics — the tenants themselves. The annual M&C Allegra (MCA) Tenant...

A motion to change the membership criteria of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has been defeated at the organisation’s annual meeting. The motion sought to open membership to any brewery which is independent, British and which has total production of no...

Left to right, awards presenter, Nigel Barden, Sam McGregor and Tom Bott of Signature Brew, and SIBA chairman, Buster Grant East London’s Signature Brew has been named brewery business of the year at the SIBA Business Awards. Signature Brew, who’s...

Bristol brewery Left Handed Giant is in the closing stages of an incredibly ambitious crowdfunding campaign, with the company looking to raise £1 million to fund its Finzel’s Reach development. The campaign launched at the beginning of this month and hit the initial...

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has given a broad welcome to measures outlined in the Chancellor’s spring statement which have an impact upon the hospitality industry. Following a consultation last year, Philip Hammond said business rate revaluations...

How the Head of Steam Leicester will look The Head of Steam Leicester bar, on the city’s Market Street, is set to launch on Thursday, April 5, at 5pm. It will replace the former Reynard pub in the city centre, and will champion local breweries as part of its...